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EXERCISE, EXERCISE, EXERCISE: Making effective use of joint training funds

Defence Research and Development Canada, Centre for Operational Research and Analysis, Ottawa ON (CAN)

Abstract

Joint exercises are vital to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) meeting their readiness targets. However, CAF resources are often insufficient to participate in all candidate joint exercises, which posed a research question: how can the CAF get the most value out of its joint training resources? Using strategic analysis and operations research, we designed a value model to gauge a joint exercise's value and an optimization model to support decision makers when selecting a joint exercise portfolio. This scientific report describes these models, presents an example of their application, discusses challenges encountered with their application, and provides recommendations aimed at overcoming them.